Israel Battles Arabs In Two Front War
Arab and Israeli forces clash on multiple fronts with air, sea, and ground battles. Cairo reports Egyptian troops crossed the Suez to engage near Sinai while Syria and Israel fight over the Golan Heights and Mt Hermon area amid warnings from Dayan and Meir.
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Associated Press
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo Radio
Suez Canal
Sinai
Suez
Golan Heights
Sinai Peninsula
Washington
State Department
Cairo
Gulf of Suez
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Dayan
Warlier
David Elazar
Elazar
Damascus
Jordan
Mt. Hermon
Zafra
Sukhna
Beirut
Golda Meir
Moshe Dayan
Lebanon
President Keeps Watch On Situation
President Nixon was awakened early at the Florida White House as reports indicated a critical Middle East flare up. Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren said the president would have no immediate comment and was closely monitoring Israeli Arab fighting via Kissinger, who briefed him by telephone after talks with UN diplomats and contacts with Egyptian and Israeli foreign ministers.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Florida White House
Middle East
Gerald Warren
Warren
Florida
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
New York
United Nations
Egypt
Israel
US Fleet Maintains Normal Activity Amid Arab-Israeli Fights
US officials say the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean continues normal operations with 40 to 50 ships and about 200 planes. Movements toward the troubled area are possible if fighting persists. The Soviet Navy also holds 50 to 60 ships there, with no movement reported. Defense leaders met NSC crisis monitors to assess the situation.
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Washington
Pentago
U.S
Mediterranean
James R. Schlesinger
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Agnew Lacks Immunity, DOJ Says No Immunity For VP
The Justice Department argues Vice President Spiro Agnew has no constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution, stating only the president enjoys such protection. The brief notes no impeachment is required before indictment, cites Burr and Kerner cases, and highlights time limits on older probes while detailing grand jury actions and subpoenas for newsmen.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
Agnew
U.S
Robert H. Bork
Grand Jury
Jerome Wolff
White House
Nixon
Administration
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Baltimore County
Maryland
Newsmen vow to defend press sources amid subpoenas
Washington DC reporters denounce source subpoenas tied to Agnew probe. Joseph A Califano Jr. argues forcing reveal of confidential news sources harms free flow of information. Richard Salant, CBS News president, warns presses will resist under First Amendment protections.
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Washington
New York
Wain Post
Newsweek
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Richard §. Salant
CBS News
Arti Agnew
Agnew Nation
Fred Graham
CBS
Nicholas Gage
New York Times
Richard Cohen
Robert Walters
Ronald Sarro
Washington Star-News
William Sherman
New York Daily News
Stephan Lesher
Ron Nessen
NBC
Department
Atty
Eliot L. Richardson
Cambodia's Soldiers In Pay Dispute
Government efforts to reopen Phnom Penh’s highway to Kompong Som are hampered by soldiers protests over delayed pay. A company abandoned its front line on Highway 4 after heavy Khmer Rouge attacks near Trapeang Krabsung, 45 miles southwest of Phnom Penh, where Highway 4 has been cut for two years. Fights also raged along Highway 5 to Battambang as government defenses along Phnom Penh’s southern line tightened.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Trapeang Krabsung
Ee Penh
Battambang
Hailstorm Ravages Montgomery City Homes and Cars
Montgomery City faces thousands in damage after a brief afternoon hailstorm. Agents report 85 claims in two days, with auto losses ranging from 200 to 700 dollars per claim and home damages totaling into the tens of thousands. Roofs and campers suffered heavy pitting. crop losses loom as soybeans near harvest.
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Montgomery City
Jim O'Keefe
James Bishop
MFA
Boone Arlie
Home Office
Pati
Arne
Montgomery
Mr. Arlie
Arlie
Don Bule
Mexico
Mr. Oreporte
Old Bridge In El Paso To Undergo Engineering Survey
Old Clark Street Bridge, a bottleneck between El Paso and Chicago, faces a fall engineer’s study funded by 7500 dollars from federal revenue sharing. City manager Neil Nielsen emphasizes safety and esthetics while noting decades of limited upkeep and rusted girders, with a potential decision to close if safety is compromised.
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Clark Street
Max ‘Thomson
el Paso
Tex
Chicago
Neil Nielsen
Kellog Bridge Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Nielsen
Highway 54
Wabash and
Gulf Mobile
Ohio
Forest Peterson
State Highway Department
Hannibal
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